Glass-holder.



E. A. ISTRAUSB.

GLASS HOLDER.

APPLICATION rnmn Mugs Patented Oct. 18,1910.

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EDMUND A. STRAUSE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOFRANCIS D. AMMEN, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GLASS-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 18, 191%).

Application filed May 18, 1910. Serial No. 561,989.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND A. STRAUSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvement-s in Glassflolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to drinking glass holders such as are usuallyemployed when serving customers at soda fountains, and it is the objectof my invention to produce an open bottomed holder for the glass whichwill prevent overflows from the glass or holder dripping onto acustomers garment when in use, thus preventing injury thereto.

I accomplish this object by means of the,

device described herein, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a vertical central section taken through a cup holderconstructed according to my invention, and showin a cup within theholder. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1,with the glass removed.

Referring particularly to'the parts, 3 represents the body of the holderopen atboth ends, which is in the form of a bottomless cup of subconicalform, the lower end of the bottomless cup being clenched inwardly andupwardly so as to form an annular groove or channel 4. The upper end ofthe holder is flared so as to form a lip or enlar ed mouth 5, whichfacilitates the insertion of a glass 6. Thislip 5 also 0 erates to catchdripping's which run down rom the upper edge of the glass. The interiorface of the body 3 is formed with longitudinally disposed channels orguide grooves 7 down which drippings from the upper part of the mouth 5are guided into the groove or channel 4.

It will seem that in forming the annular groove 4, the interior of thecup holder presents an upperly extending flange 8, and the roundedbottom edge 9 of the glass holder forms a seat adapted to rest upon thecounter or table. The cup holder is provided with a handle 10, ofanysuitable construction.

When the glass 6 is seated in the cup holder, the bottom 11 of the glasswill be slightly above the upper edge of the flange 8, so that any dropson thebottom of the glass will run across the bottom 11, when the glassis tilted as in drinking, and these drops will then fall into an annulargroove 4 as will be readily understood. In other words, with thepreferred size of holder the bottom 11 should not touch the edge of theflange 8, as this would cut off the annular groove and prevent itsoperating in the manner just described.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is;

1. A glass holder having a body with a circular bottom opening, saidbody being adapted to support a glass therein and hav ing an interiorlateral annular flange at the base thereof forming the edge of saidbottom opening and adapted to catch the drippings from the glass held insaid device.

2. A glass holder having a body of subconical form with a circularcentral opening at the lower end thereof, said body having an annularinwardly and upwardly projecting flange forming the edge of said openingand forming a drip groove.

3. A glass holder having a substantially conical bod with a lip formedat the upper end thereo adapted to catch dri pings descending on theupper surface of the glass, an annular cup formed at the base of saidholder adapted to retain drippings, and means for guidin the drippingsfrom said lip into said annu ar groove.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 12th day of May, 1910.

EDMUND A. STRAUSE.

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